Welcome to Berkeley Life!
Connect to your best life as a student at UC Berkeley through these platforms.
life.berkeley.edu: Written by students, for students. Read stories and advice about life at Berkeley on the official UC Berkeley student blog. Subscribe to our newsletter.
@UCBerkeleyLife Instagram: Watch the spectrum of undergrad life at Berkeley, direct from Berkeley students.
Berkeley Life Roundup: The monthly email update from Student Affairs featuring fun activities and important messages for undergraduate and graduate students. New students are automatically added to the distribution list.
UC Berkeley Campus-wide Discord: Join the server and join the conversation to connect with other students and share resources.
@ucberkeley TikTok official: Discover what’s happening at Berkeley.
Color hunting challenge around the UC Berkeley campus! Which one was your favorite photo? 📸💙
#UCBerkeley #UCBerkeleyLife #ColorWalk #Photography #CollegCampus
Video description: Two UC Berkeley students stand on Memorial Glade in front of Doe Library holding cameras, transitioning into two 9-frame grids of campus photography. The first grid highlights “Gold” tones through shots of a neon Goldie’s sign, a vintage clock face, and warm interior lighting, while the second grid focuses on “Blue” tones featuring wildflowers, a bicycle, a unique blue traffic light, and a university seal.
Did you know about all these Berkeley bookstores you can visit? Whether you are looking for your new read, rare finds, comics, or exploring the 20+ libraries right on campus, this place is a true haven for book lovers! 📚🙂↕️
#UCBerkeley #UCBerkeleyLife #StudentLife #BerkeleyCA #Bookstores
Video Description: A UC Berkeley student walks around the city of Berkeley to talk about the local bookstore culture. As the student speaks, text on the screen displays the names of various bookstores, including Moe’s Books, Revolution Books, Friends of the Berkeley Public Library, Book Society, Mrs. Dalloway’s, Pegasus Books, Fantastic Comics, and King Comics. The student also rides the 51B bus and mentions that the campus has over 20 libraries.
Want your photos to be featured on our page? 🤳✨
We’re looking for the best shots of your life at Berkeley. Enter our Discord Photography Contest for a chance to be featured on our grid. Just scan the QR code or click the link in our bio to join the serve! (You have to get verified to be able to submit your photos!)
Submissions are open now on our Discord server through May 22nd. Go Bears! 🐻📸
#UCBerkeley #UCBerkeleyLife #CampusLife #PhotoContest
Image description: A blue and gold “Photography Contest” graphic featuring polaroid photos of students at Sather Gate and on the Glade. Oski the mascot jumps joyfully in the center. The text outlines three submission steps: joining the Discord, filling out a waiver, and posting 1-2 photos. Includes a QR code for the Discord link and a yellow banner stating “Submissions due by May 22nd.” A graphic of hands holding a camera is in the bottom corner.
Ever wonder what a weekend day looks like for a UC Berkeley student? Come along with Lauren for a typical Saturday in her life! 🐻✨
#UCBerkeley #UCBerkeleyLife #StudentLife #DITL #CollegeLife
Video description: [Upbeat instrumental music plays throughout] A fast-paced montage follows a UC Berkeley student through a weekend day. Starting with an 8:20 AM morning routine, then walking through Berkeley to enjoy a homemade breakfast with friends, working on essays at a local cafe, and attending a performance of “The Philippine Deep” at Zellerbach Hall. Later, she goes for a 3.34-mile run through the Elmwood neighborhood with her sister before returning home to cook a tofu stir-fry dinner and wind down with some nighttime reading.
Your major = your study spot Pt 2 🤓 Which one are you in this UC Berkeley edition? Let us know in the comments! 👇🐻
#UCBerkeley #UCBerkeleyLife #Majors #CollegeLife #StudentLife
Image description: An eight-slide carousel titled “Your Major, Your Study Spot Part 2”. The slides pair different campus majors with their ideal study buildings using funny squirrel images and graphics. It features Astrophysics at Campbell, Theater at Zellerbach, Public Health at Berkeley Way West, Media Studies at home, Business at Haas Library, Chemistry at Pimentel Hall, and Cognitive Science at Wheeler.